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Thiago Rabelo spoke to Joelinton, the Newcastle midfielder.
It is fair to say that difficulties have shaped Joelinton and the way he is now. From a poor family in Brazil, as a child he started working, selling hotdogs in Aliança, a small city of 35,000 people, with his aunt before moving to Recife, where he started playing in Sport Recife’s youth team. His professional debut came in 2014. Less than a year later, he moved to Germany, heading to Hoffenheim for a fee of £2m, but struggled initially. He had swapped a climate of 30C and more for one that could dip below zero.
